The voice sat down to speak with poitras at the whitney, one of the first interviews shes given about her new book vv. Astro noise, at the whitney museum of american art, an engrossing solo show by an artist best known for three. Poitras astro noise exhibit runs from february 5 until may 1 at the whitney museum of american art, and the accompanying book will be published on february 23. Laura poitras, whose 2014 edward snowden documentary citizenfour won the academy award for best doc, has a show on at nycs whitney museum called astro. A survival guide for living under total surveillance by.
How astro noise show interrogates the world of surveillance. Laura poitras is an american director and producer of documentary films. Missing from astro noise, a new exhibit at the whitney, are the panels of florid language and stodgy information that customarily guide the museums visitors. Laura poitras astro noise at the whitney museum of american art, new york. Laura poitras and david remnick visit the whitney museum, new yorker podcast, february 8, 2016. Laura poitras and her collaborators on astro noise, the exhibition and the book, should be thanked for making this vision a little less remote. Dear teachers, we are delighted to welcome you to the exhibition, laura poitras. Astro noise continues laura poitras rigorous questioning of the ways we view, are viewed and the ways our movements, gps coordinates, buying patterns and social media activity are translated into data by corporate and government entities, often without our awareness. Academy awardwinning filmmaker, journalist and artist laura poitras has spent her career uncovering americas hidden truths. A survival guide for living under total surveillance.
Astro noise survival guide living under poitras, laura on. In 20, poitras was contacted by edward snowden, a former national security agency. But astro noise represents a new step for poitras, trying to translate. Secrets hidden and revealed in laura poitrass astro noise. With an introduction by jay sanders and contributions by ai weiwei, jacob appelbaum, lakhdar boumediene, kate crawford, alex danchev, cory doctorow, dave eggers, jill magid, trevor paglen, edward snowden, and hito steyerl.
January 28, 2016 oscarwinning documentarian laura poitras is emergingcarefullyinto the spotlight. For the exhibition, artist, filmmaker, and journalist laura poitras has created an interrelated series of installations in the museums eighthfloor galleries. Laura poitras, jay sanders, and ai weiwei astro noise. With an introduction by jay sanders and contributions by ai weiwei, jacob. The footage is part of astro noise, the first solo museum exhibition from laura poitras, which opens today at the whitney museum in new york, with an accompanying book out later this month. Astro noise pbs laura poitras, 2012 macarthur fellow. Astro noise by laura poitras, jay sanders, lakhdar. A survival guide for living under total surveillance 256. A survival guide by kate crawford, laura poitras, cory doctorow, lakhdar boumediene and jay sanders 2016, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Astro noise, by laura poitras is an immersive exhibition at the whitney museum of american art, curated by jay sanders. Astro noise whitney museum of art 99 gansevoort st, new york, ny 10014 february 5 may 1, 2016. Poitras has a show on at nycs whitney museum, astro noise, that is accompanied by a book in which poitras exposes, for the first time, her intimate. Astro noise, at the whitney museum of american art, an engrossing solo show by an artist best known for three remarkable films documenting the united states. She often mentions appelbaum in her book astro noise using the affectionate form jake. Astro noise runs at the whitney museum of american art in new york city from 5 february to 1 may 2016 images taken from hacked israeli drones line the entrance at. Laura poitrass first solo museum exhibition occupies the entire 8th floor of the new whitney museum, designed by renzo piano and overlooking the hudson river. Astro noise is at the whitney museum, new york, from 5. Astro noise by laura poitras, jay sanders waterstones. Laura poitras prepares astro noise for the whitney. The images that open astro noise, laura poitrass coming exhibition at the whitney museum of american art, are striking, pleasing, and at first impossible to decipher.
A survival guide to living under total surveillance new york. They were gathered to discuss surveillance technology in honor of poitrass show astro noise, which opened at the whitney on friday, and search was moderating. She lives in new york city poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 academy award for best documentary feature for citizenfour, about edward snowden, while my country, my country received a nomination in the same category in 2007. Laura poitras in her studio with objects exhibited at the whitney museum of art. Laura poitras is the macarthurwinning, oscarwinning documentarian who made citizenfour. Laura poitras laura poitras is a filmmaker, journalist and artist. Whitney museum, new york the oscar and pulitzerwinners art show.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Laura poitras studied filmmaking at the san francisco art institute and the new school. A multifaceted response to issues concerning personal privacy and government power by writers, artists, and others the filmmaker, artist, and journalist laura poitras has explored the themes of mass surveillance, war on terror, drone program, guantanamo, and torture in her work for more than ten years. I regret to say astro noise answers that question for her. Astro noise was the name snowden gave to an encrypted file containing evidence of mass surveillance he sent to poitras. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, inclu. Laura poitrass whitney show and book are a glimpse into life under fullstrength, targeted us surveillance.
Here and elsewhere in poitrass diary, excerpted in the astro noise catalogue, we can glimpse her enthusiasm about the radical. Poitras received the george polk award for national security journalism and in 2014 she shared the pulitzer prize for public service. Citizenfour director laura poitras uses a new york art gallery space to. Poitras has a show on at nycs whitney museum, astro noise, that is accompanied by a book in which poitras exposes, for the first time, her intimate notes on her life in the targeting reticule of. Laura poitras, the dissident journalist and filmmaker, imagined creating an art installation about a month after her initial contact with edward snowden, the nsa whistleblower who would become the subject of her academy awardwinning documentary citizenfour.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Astro noise is the first solo museum exhibition by artist, filmmaker, and journalist laura poitras. Astro noise, on view at the whitney from february 5 through may 1, 2016. Laura poitras prepares astro noise for the whitney museum the new york times. The filmmaker, artist, and journalist laura poitras has explored the. This immersive installation of new work builds on topics important to poitras, including mass surveillance, the war on terror, the u. Laura poitras had a romantic relationship with computer security researcher, activist, and journalist jacob appelbaum, after the filming phase was over for her documentary film project about wikileaks which resulted in the feature risk 2016. Poitras is a dedicated journalist, filmmaker and artist. When the whitney revealed its inaugural exhibits at its new downtown location back in may 2014, the show we were most looking forward to. Her film citizenfour won an oscar for best documentary feature, and my country, my country was an academy award nominee in 2007. See jay sanderss interview with poitras in the exhibition catalog introduction.
Laura poitras, the dissident journalist and filmmaker, imagined creating an art installation about a month after her initial contact with edward snowden, the nsa. Laura poitras poses questions about life post911 in. Buy astro noise by laura poitras, jay sanders from waterstones today. Step inside astro noise, an immersive exhibition by the filmmaker and journalist laura poitras, and one of the first things you see is a video. Twists and turns that poitras has illuminated to reveal a world that would rather remain unseen.
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